Miranda Definition
mə-răndə
noun
A satellite of Uranus.
American Heritage
A feminine name: dim. Mandy.
Webster's New World
adjective
Designating or of the legal rights of an arrested person (as that of remaining silent or of being represented by counsel) and the required notification of such a person of those rights.
Webster's New World
Origin of Miranda
After Ernesto A. Miranda (1940?–1976), petitioner in the case of Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
After Miranda , daughter of the magician Prospero in The Tempest by William Shakespeare
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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